Key Lime Shortbread Bars

🍈 Yield: 16-25 Delightful Squares
🕑 Total Time: About 1 Hour
🍃 Vegetarian Friendly

Shortbread Base:

• Softened salted butter (1 ½ sticks) for richness
• Flour (1 ½ cups) and powdered sugar (⅓ cup) for sweetness and structure

Zesty Lime Topping:

• A couple of eggs, all fluffy and light
• The juice from a bunch of key limes (or regular limes) for that tangy twist
• Granulated sugar (1 ¼ cups) for sweetness
• A bit of flour (¼ cup), cornstarch (2 tsp), and a splash of vanilla for flavor
• Tiny amounts of baking powder and salt to bring it all together
• A teaspoon of lime zest for that zesty kick

How to Whip It Up:

1. Get your oven nice and hot at 350˚F. Prep an 8”x8” dish with parchment paper.
2. Mix up your shortbread ingredients until it’s all crumbly. Press it into your dish, making little walls up the sides. Bake until just golden.
3. Now, let’s make it zesty! Whisk the eggs until they’re foamy. Mix in the lime juice, sugar, flour, cornstarch, vanilla, baking powder, and salt until super smooth. Don’t forget the lime zest.
4. Pour this zesty goodness over your shortbread base. Pop it back in the oven until it’s just set.
5. Patience is key – let it cool in the fridge. Once it’s chilled, sprinkle on some powdered sugar and more lime zest for pizzazz.
6. Slice it into perfect little squares and watch them disappear!

Whether you’re a citrus fan or just love a good dessert bar, these Lime Lovers’ Shortbread Squares are sure to hit the spot! 🌟🍰🍋